Photos: Olympics - 1st week highlights
Images from the first week of competition in the Summer Olympics in London.
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London Olympics Athletics Men
Britain's Mo Farah, left, reacts after winning gold ahead of United States' Galen Rupp, right, in the men's 10,000-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
London Olympics Swimming Women
United States' 4 x 100-meter medley relay team from left, Allison Schmitt, Dana Vollmer, Rebecca Soni and Missy Franklin pose with their gold medals at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
London Olympics Athletics Women
Britain's Jessica Ennis celebrates winning the gold in the women's heptathlon during athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )
London Olympics Athletics Women
Britain's Jessica Ennis celebrates winning the gold in the women's heptathlon during athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )
London Olympics Swimming
United States' Michael Phelps holds the gold medal in the men's 4 X 100-meter medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
London Olympics Swimming
United States' Michael Phelps gets out of the water after swimming butterfly in the men's 4 X 100-meter medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
APTOPIX London Olympics Athletics Women
Britain's Jessica Ennis lands a jump during the long jump heptathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
APTOPIX London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women
U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
London Olympics Swimming Women
United States' Missy Franklin, left, and Elizabeth Beisel react after their first and third place wins in the women's 200-meter backstroke final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Bradley Wiggins
Britain's gold medalist Bradley Wiggins celebrates after winning the men's individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women
U.S. gymnasts, from left to right, Gabrielle Douglas, Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn Wieber and McKayla Maroney watch the screen moments before the results were declared during the Artistic Gymnastic women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. Team U.S. won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women
U.S. gymnasts, from left to right, Gabrielle Douglas, Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn Wieber and McKayla Maroney along with U.S. head coach John Geddert, back, watch the screen moments before the results were declared during the Artistic Gymnastic women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. Team U.S. won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women
U.S. gymnasts, left to right, Jordyn Wieber, Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross stand for their national anthem on the podium during the medal ceremony during the Artistic Gymnastic women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. Team U.S. won the gold. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Gabby Douglas
U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the beam during training at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
London Olympics Tennis Women
Gold medalist Serena Williams shows her medal to fans after the medal ceremony of the women's singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, in London, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
London Olympics Athletics Men
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes in a men's 400-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Michael Phelps
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2008 file photo, United States' Michael Phelps celebrates after winning his 8th gold medal after the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Phelps retires with twice as many golds as any other Olympian, and his total of 22 medals is easily the best mark. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
London Olympics Swimming Men
United States' men's 4 X 100-meter medley relay team from left, Matthew Grevers, Michael Phelps and Brendan Hansen shake hands with teammate Nathan Adrian after winning the gold medal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Phelps pushed the United States in front to win the medley relay Saturday in the final swimming event of the London Games, after which he is retiring.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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